Postal workers from seven sorting offices will strike over Royal Mail’s plans to merge several depots, a union says. More: continued here
Read More »Food Stamps-Increase As Economy Continues Downward Spiral (WCTV Tallahassee)
More Ga. families apply for food stamps More: continued here
Read More »YouTube Greeting Cards Return (WebProNews)
Traditional holiday cards are a bit of a nuisance. You’re supposed to buy stationary, write a bunch of lengthy, personal notes, and sacrifice however many stamps. So, although what’s offered there might not be perfect for Great Aunt Susie, the YouTube Greeting Cards site at least provides an alternative. read …
Read More »The Post Office's Guide To 21st Century 'Spk' – Escapist Magazine
Escapist Magazine The Post Office's Guide To 21st Century 'Spk'Escapist Magazine, NC –5 hours agoToday, the Post Office would like to inform us on the use and abuse of slang. Those terribly nice chappies at the Royal Mail have decided to let us cheeky … More: continued here
Read More »Post office workers in Xmas strike (ITV.com)
Christmas deliveries could be in jeopardy after Post Office workers voted to strike next week. Up to 2,000 workers at seven sorting offices are to hold a 24-hour stoppage in a row over office closures, the Communication Workers Union (CWU) announced. More: continued here
Read More »Commentary: FedEx to the bottom billion (UPI)
By ARNAUD DE BORCHGRAVE UPI Editor at Large WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 (UPI) — Food, fuel and financial crises intersected in a silent tsunami that created 20 million “desperately hungry.” The World Food Program doesn’t worry about Wall Street and Main Street. Its “Green Berets” are embedded in places with no …
Read More »Number using food stamps skyrockets (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
A skyrocketing number of Georgia families are collecting food stamps, another sign that more people are having trouble putting food on the table in these difficult economic times. The state has generated about 10,000 new food-stamp cases a month since July, state officials said Thursday. Georgia had a total of …
Read More »Merry Christmas and happy 2004! Town gets post five years late (BBC News)
The Royal Mail has apologised to people in Derby who received letters that should have been delivered up to five years ago. More: continued here
Read More »Bypass Post Office Lines, Instead ‘Click-N-Ship – WJHG-TV
Bypass Post Office Lines, Instead ‘Click-N-ShipWJHG-TV, FL –15 minutes agoThere's one holiday tradition most of us could do without: waiting in line at the post office. If you hate those lines, you'll love this report from Money … More: continued here
Read More »Commentary: FedEx to the bottom billion (Middle East Times)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 (UPI) — Almost 1 billion people have been hit by this year’s global food shortages, says the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. The number of undernourished, the FAO said, rose by 40 million, following a 75 million jump the previous year. More: continued here
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